Naked babies in Mexico

[barrenfield]

Okay! Is there a superstition in Mexico that has to do with aloof babies (naked, of course) that live in fields, bushes, trees, etc? They reach out and tug on your pants leg. I was also told that if you are on a river and if the babies are in the trees that they throw things at you. "What do they want?" I asked. "For you to play with them" was the reply. I was also told they were "all over Mexico"., Any body heard of this? Sandy

[Jessica]

No, never. How could they live in trees anyway???

I agree that this is very weird. Is it real?

[barrenfield]

I'm SURE the babies are not real but the superstition may be.

[Jessica]

what do you mean the superstition is real?? the babies aren't but doesn't that mean the superstition isn't real either? I don't believe in superstitions.

[barrenfield]

I mean that those people who believe it - it's real to them. Its a real superstitions - Superstitions themselves not being real.

[barrenfield]

Maybe I should say "folklore" instead of superstition.

[Tomisimo]

I've never heard of this bit of folklore. Might it have something to do with La Llorona?

[Elaina]

Never heard of that!

La Llorona legend talks of a woman who drowned her children in the river and the river swept them away. Now she will spend the rest of eternity looking for them........many, many people claim they have heard the cries of the Llorona.

BUT.....I've never heard of the naked babies folklore. I will ask around!

[Jessica]

Originally Posted by barrenfield

I mean that those people who believe it - it's real to them. Its a real superstitions - Superstitions themselves not being real.

okay.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

I think in traditional folklore of mostly every country sooner or later you'll find a frightening story with fairies, elfs, witches, ghosts...
Mexico is obviously not the exception, and we have a lot of scary stories to tell.

In this case, although for each region these beings have a different name and their own legend (and must I say I'm no expert), the common feature is that there are some playful creatures (children spirits, goblins, little demons) that come and do mischief just for fun. Most of them are commonly blamed for domestic disturbances like opening drawers in the house, soiling recently washed clothes, breaking objects, etc.
In some of these stories, they can be kept "well-behaved" by doing simple things like offering them a toy, reciting specific sentences, and so on.

And like in every spooky story, there will be some who will believe it and some who will make their best theatrical performance to scare the foreigner.


@Tomisimo: La Llorona is quite different. While little demons "interact" with everyone at any hour of the day, for what I've known, La Llorona is mostly harmless for women and children, and only appears at night.
In many regions she's blamed for luring men into precipices or cause them all kinds of accidents to kill them. Many men who "declare" to have seen her (and survived), talk about a very beautiful long-haired woman dressed in white, with no feet, hitchhiking along solitary roads. So, if you're asked for a ride, check if the woman has feet; if she doesn't, don't stop the car and speed away.

[CrOtALiTo]

Yes, as you say in Mexico there are much stories above spirits, and scary stories, but it depend of each state of my country, for example where I'm living almost not there is stories above any weird event or some seem to spirits, but on Guadalajara or Guerrero, the folk speaks much above stories very interest above people died ago years during the revolution or inclusive during the epidemic time, I don't remind each story said for the people, but the most story from the Llorona, and also there are stories in the highways, where people who are driving above the roads of my country, the spirits appear in the night asking help them to sundries people during the drive toward sundries states, well, I can't say much above this thread, because I don't know much above stories, but I can telling you that my country has much diversity of cultures from Mayas and through of the last year the stories each time are most said between the old people and parents toward to their children.

[poli]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

Yes, as you say, in Mexico there are many stories about spirits, and scary stories, but it changes from state to state in my country. For example, where I'm living almost, there are almost no stories about any weird events or spirits, but in Guadalajara or Guerrero, the folks speak much about stories of people who have died years ago during the revolution or stories about death during times of epidemic. I don't remember each story. Most stories about the Llorona take place on highways in my country. The spirits appear in the night asking help from people during the drive through various states of Mexico. Well, I can't say much about these stories, but I can tell you that my country has much diversity of cultures from Mayan to Aztec. The stories are mostly told among the old people and parents to their children.

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Jorge the word sundried means varied, but it is not used often. People
will understand you better if you use words like: various, variety,varied. -- just like in Spanish

[CrOtALiTo]

Thank you, I have took note above your commentaries, I will write variety then.